Gigante d'Inverno — Giant Winter Leek. Large storage type leek. Big plant, blue/green tops, white bottoms with a bit of a bulb at the end. 120 days or so. Cold resistant. Approximately 1000 seeds. Best to grow from transplants started 8-9 weeks...

Onion Barletta. Small white onion, no more than 3/4 inch in diameter. Early. Great with peas in the spring. Pickle, use on skewers, whole in soups and roasted. Direct seed and use thinnings in salads or use transplants. 4 gram packet. Approximately...

Onion Borettana. Light yellow very flat cipolla type onion. Not as dark a skin as Piatta of Bergamo. Good fresh or cooked. 2 inches in diameter. Long day type. An old, old variety originating in the 1400s, near the town of Boretto, not far from Parma,...

Bunching onion. A Franchi Special Selection. Very long white stalk and bulb. 60-65 or so days. Great taste. Direct seed spacing 1/2 inch. Grow in spring, perhaps in the fall. 5 gram packet. Approximately 250-400 seeds per gram.
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Golden Onion from Parma. Mid/late. Large round golden bulb with white flesh. Good storer. Goes well with other ingredients from Parma such as Parmesan cheese and Parma ham. Sow Mar-May. Approximately 250-400 seeds per gram
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Onion di Genova. Genovese. Also called bassano. Mild red cipolla type, flatter than Savona. Will grow 2 inches across, but can be picked younger. Like most Italian onions, this is a 'long day' onion and will not develop large heads if grown south of 36...

Onion Lunga de Firenze — Long of Florence. Long (4 inch) narrow red onion. Wider in middle than the ends. Mild, sweet taste. Beautiful. Medium/long day type. Mid season harvest. Use in salads, grilled or on skewers. Direct seed or transplant. 4...

This is one of the most famous onions in Italy and is the central point of a food festival, the Onion Festival of Tropea in July. Medium long day type, mid season. Round, red/pink on outside, becomes white in the center. If picked as baby, it is all...